List of all U-boats
U-740
Type | VIIC | |||||||||
| Ordered | 10 Apr 1941 | |||||||||
| Laid down | 26 Apr 1942 | F Schichau GmbH, Danzig (werk 1537) | ||||||||
| Launched | 23 Dec 1942 | |||||||||
| Commissioned | 27 Mar 1943 | Oblt. Günther Stark | ||||||||
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| Successes | No ships sunk or damaged | |||||||||
| Fate |
Sunk at 0215hrs on 8 June 1944 in the English Channel west of Brest, in position 48.27N, 05.47W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (224 Sqn RAF/G). 51 dead (all hands lost). (Axel Niestlé, January 2009). | |||||||||
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Previously recorded fate
- Sunk 9 June, 1944 south-west of the Scilly Isles, in position 49.09N, 08.37W, by depth charges from a British Liberator aircraft (Sqdn. 120/F). (Postwar assessment)
Notes. This attack was in fact against a nonsub target.
Men lost from U-boats
Unlike many other U-boats, which during their service lost men due to accidents and various other causes, U-740 did not suffer any casualties (we know of) until the time of her loss.
U-boat Emblems
We have 1 emblem entry for this boat. See the emblem page for this boat or view emblems individually below.
 Viking Ship |
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